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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (354), and casualties fell from 502.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1991
327
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
470
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight28387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight41087%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 327, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday69 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September29 (8.9%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (43%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (33%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (14%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2089 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (60%)
  • Passenger147 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (71%)
  • Motorcycle63 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Hinckley and Bosworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1991.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1991

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991: 44, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47445615
2ndA447283204
3rdA50254123
4thA5233612
5thM1194004
6thA444132911
7thA5070132231
8thB582111903
9thB5857701
10thB5786600
11thB41165600
12thB5815610
13thB53643400
14thB53803500
15thB5873500
16thM6931300
17thB53252200
18thB5902200

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1991

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991: 96.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1991

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991: 130.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1991.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years